Fireside chat with Soumya Swaminathan, Dr. Dinesh Arora and Sampath Kumar. India’s journey towards Viksit Bharat 2047 begins with the children who will grow into its future citizens. Supporting their earliest years with strong systems, evidence and cross-sector action is an important part of that journey. At Udaan 2026, these ideas will come together through conversations that look at how we can strengthen the foundations of early childhood and create the conditions for every child to thrive from the very beginning. Our Fireside Chat brings together voices from research, government and public health: - Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Chairperson, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation; - Sampath Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary & Development Commissioner, Government of Meghalaya; and - Dr. Dinesh Arora, Principal Health Specialist, Asian Development Bank Session will be moderated by our Co-founder, Siddhant Sachdeva. Together, they will explore the systems, perspectives and possibilities that can help shape stronger beginnings for India’s youngest children. Join us at Udaan 2026 on 7 October in Hyatt Regency, New Delhi, Regency Ballroom. Find the Registration Link here to book your seats - forms.gle/DN4q9o1ftvnRpciH8 #Udaan2026 #ECCE #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment #EarlyChildhoodEducation #ViksitBharat2047 #EarlyYears #ChildDevelopment #Education #RocketLearning

Get ready for India's Largest Convening on Early Childhood Care and Education. Registrations for Udaan 2026 are now open. This year Udaan brings together ECCE leaders from government, the private sector, academia and civil society, including peakers like Dr. M. Srinivas, Member - Health, NITI Aayog; Arti Ahuja, Former Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Govt. of India; Dr. Soumya swaminathan, Chairperson, M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, etc. Save your seat! Register now: ow.ly/sNyT50ZSXfv 🗓️ October 7, 2026 (Wednesday) 📍 Hyatt Regency, New Delhi #Udaan2026 #RocketLearning #EarlyChildhoodEducation #FromSurvivingToThriving

The first 1,000 days, from conception to a child’s second birthday, are a critical window for children. In India, National Family Health Survey reported that 35.5% of children under five are stunted, 19.3% are wasted and 32.1% are underweight, highlighting the importance of early nutrition support. From maternal nutrition and feeding to caregiving and access to health services, many factors shape a child’s nutritional journey. As we mark the 9th Poshan Maah, our latest blog explores how the importance of nutrition can help create stronger foundations for children to grow, develop and thrive in their life. 👉Read the blog here - rocketlearning.org/a-childs-… #PoshanMaah #OurAnganwadiOurResponsibility #ChildNutrition #MaternalNutrition #First1000Days #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment #ECCE #Anganwadi  #RocketLearning

We’re excited to be part of #ShikshaNext, a bold, multi-donor, three-year initiative bringing evidence-backed and emerging EdTech and AI solutions closer to classrooms and state government systems across India. 🚀 As one of the partners bringing this vision to life through the EdTech ScaleX and EdTech Accelerator pathways, we’re looking forward to contributing to solutions that can strengthen learning outcomes at scale. Together, the initiative aims to reach more than 13 million children by 2029 — advancing our shared work to use technology, evidence and public systems to strengthen learning from the earliest years. ShikshaNext is anchored by the @DellFdn, @ril_foundation and the @GatesIndia as Founding Strategic Partners, @AnthropicAI as Supporting Partner and @CSF_India as Managing Partner #RocketLearning #EdTech #IndiaEducation #TechForLearning #AIinEducation #AIforGood #TechForGood #PartnerAnnouncement #Innovators #IndiaLeads

The early years shape the foundations of a child’s life and how we support those years depends on the systems we build, the evidence we act on, and the choices we make today. That is the conversation we are bringing to Udaan 2026 — India’s largest convening on Early Childhood Care & Education. Our keynote discussion will explore why the earliest years are so critical, and how investing in them can create a triple dividend for the country’s development and growth. Keynote discussion speakers includes: • Dr. M. Srinivas, Member, NITI Aayog • Arti Ahuja, Former Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India 📅October 7, 2026 📍Hyatt Regency, Delhi | Regency Ballroom Follow along as we build up to Udaan 2026. #Udaan2026 #RocketLearning #ECCE #EarlyChildhoodEducation #EarlyEducationForAll #ViksitBharat #FromSurvivingToThriving

We’re growing our team in Odisha! If you’re passionate about strengthening early childhood development and working closely with communities and government systems, we’d love to hear from you. We’re hiring for these on-site roles: 📍Senior Program Manager – Southern & Western regions of Odisha 📍 Program Manager – Southern & Western Odisha 📍District Coordinators – multiple districts across Odisha Join us in building stronger systems and creating better learning opportunities for young children across the state. 👉Explore the roles and apply through this  link - rocketlearning.zohorecruit.i… #RocketLearning #WeAreHiring #OdishaJobs #JobsInOdisha  #ECCE  #SocialJobs #DevelopmentSectorJobs

A big moment for early learning! 🚀 We’re thrilled to share that we’ve won the AI for Humanity Prize at the MIT Solve Challenge Finals, supported by the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation along with Karya. This recognition celebrates what we’re building at the intersection of AI, early childhood development and joyful, play-based learning — helping bring meaningful learning experiences to millions of underserved children across India. This moment belongs to everyone whom we work with and work for, who believes that every child deserves the chance to learn, grow and thrive. A huge thank you to MIT Solve, the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, and the global social impact community for believing in our work and making this moment possible. Here’s to using technology to make early learning more joyful, accessible and equitable. @SolveMIT #RocketLearning #MITSolve #AIForHumanity #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment #ECCE  #AIForGood #SocialImpact

#RLPoll | Which age group does our work primarily focus on? #RocketLearning #EarlyEducationForAll #ECCE #ChildhoodDevelopment #VisionMission

We are excited to share that Rocket Learning will be joining world leaders, policymakers, and changemakers at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. With the theme “Restoring Trust, Managing Transformation: A United Nations That Delivers for All,” UNGA81 will bring global conversations around rebuilding cooperation, addressing ongoing conflicts, navigating the rise of AI and emerging technologies, advancing climate action, and accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Representing Rocket Learning, our co-founders Namya Mahajan and Azeez Gupta will take our mission to the global stage — bringing conversations around quality early learning and the importance of investing in children to a wider global audience. Because building a future that delivers for all begins with ensuring every child has the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive. #UNGA81 #UnitedNations #RocketLearning #EarlyLearning #EarlyEducationForAll #ECD #GlobalSouth #SDGs

The future of our youngest children will be shaped by stronger systems, smarter investments, evidence and technology that helps us reach children and their caregivers. Bringing these pieces together is key to helping children thrive. That is the conversation we are bringing to Udaan 2026 — India’s largest convening on Early Childhood Care & Education, centred on one question: How do we help our youngest children thrive, right from the start? Answering this requires many perspectives. Policymakers, practitioners, researchers, educators and technology leaders each have a role to play in shaping better early childhood systems. At Udaan, these voices will come together across four panels with one shared focus: building better beginnings for every child. Join us at Udaan 2026 as we bring these conversations to the same table. 📅 October 7, 2026 📍 Hyatt Regency, Delhi | Regency Ballroom Follow along as we build up to Udaan 2026. #Udaan2026 #RocketLearning #ECCE #EarlyChildhoodEducation #EarlyEducationForAll #ViksitBharat #FromSurvivingToThriving

The first six years shape a child’s learning, health, confidence & curiosity. And for many children, an #Anganwadi Educator is their first teacher. Through our Star Educator Programme (Mission Buniyad), we equip #educators with practical, play-based approaches to make everyday learning joyful and meaningful. 📍At a training session in Bharatpur, #Rajasthan, @ndtv captured this work in action - highlighting educators building stronger #foundations for India’s youngest learners. 👉 Watch, share & celebrate the educators making #ECCE stronger. #MissionBuniyaad #EarlyChildhoodEducation #ECCE #Anganwadi #Rajasthan #RocketLearning #PlayBasedLearning

Rocket Learning has been recognised as one of India's Top 100 Great Mid-size Workplaces by Great Place To Work India, four years in a row. What actually makes a workplace... work? Ask our team, and you won't hear about perks or policies. You'll hear about an environment where no question feels too small to ask, and someone always steps up to help. About a journey that has stayed meaningful since the early days. About the hardest quarter of the year, closing books, building teams, managing grants, turning into the strongest memory of teamwork. That's the culture our team has built over six years. Rooted in purpose, ownership, collaboration, and deep care for one another. Congratulations to every team member who makes this more than just a workplace. A huge shoutout to our brilliant People & Culture team for leading the way. #RocketLearning #HumansofRocketLearning #LifeatRocketLearning #SocialImpact #Leadership #Education #TeamCulture #6SaalBemisaal #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment #PlayBasedLearning #Anganwadi #TechForGood #ECCE #GreatPlaceToWork #WorkplaceCulture #TopWorkplaces

The Punjab Early Childhood Development Conclave 2026, hosted jointly by the Department of Social Security, Women & Child Development (DSSWCD, Govt. of Punjab) and Rocket Learning, brought together government leaders, experts, and practitioners to strengthen Punjab's vision for early childhood through evidence, innovation, and collective action. Key dignitaries such as Punjab's Women and Child Development Minister, Dr. Baljit Kaur and Former NITI Aayog Member, Dr. V.K Paul emphasised on tracking growth monitoring and impact of early education on IQ elevation in children. The highlight of the Conclave was the launch of Nikke Kadam, Punjab's flagship initiative in collaboration with Rocket Learning — a strong step forward for children and caregivers in the most critical years of brain development.  Punjab is building the systems and partnerships to make sure every child gets the chance to learn, grow, and thrive. 👉 Watch the full clip to learn why growth monitoring and early learning go hand in hand. #RocketLearning #PunjabECDConclave #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment #ECCE #GrowthMonitoring

West Bengal is home to 120K+ Anganwadi Centres across all 23 districts, reaching nearly 60 lakh children between 0–5 years. It has the second-highest number of Anganwadi Centres in the country, after Uttar Pradesh and ahead of Bihar. We're proud to announce the launch of our programmes in Hooghly and Malda, West Bengal. It's an honour to be given an opportunity to work with a state of this size, and to work towards making quality early learning reach every child, in every corner of West Bengal. At the launch events, the presence of the Additional District Magistrates of Hooghly and Malda, along with other senior government officials, District Programme Officers, CDPOs and Supervisors, reaffirmed the government's commitment to strengthening Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) across the state. Stay with us for more exciting updates from West Bengal! #EarlyChildhoodEducation #WestBengal #ECCE #Anganwadi #ICDS #RocketLearning #ICDS #WCD

We're proud to share that we are now working across all 41 districts of Rajasthan. This milstone is about years of building trust, learning together, and working alongside the Government of Rajasthan to strengthen early childhood development for every young child. It belongs to everyone who made it possible - our government partners, district administrations, CDPOs, Supervisors, Anganwadi educators, parents, and every member of our team who believed that quality early childhood development can be delivered at scale. Reaching all 41 districts is a reminder of the responsibility that comes with scale - to ensure every Anganwadi we support becomes a place where children can learn, play, and thrive. #RocketLearning #Rajasthan #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment #Anganwadi #PlayBasedLearning #Education #SocialImpact #GovernmentPartnerships

Our Co-founder, Namya Mahajan, joins Alexander Dale on "The Solve Effect Podcast" as the third guest in @SolveMIT special 10 Years, 10 Solvers series - celebrating a decade of innovators who embody the spirit of Solve through resilience, impact, and bold ideas. In this candid conversation, Namya takes listeners behind the scenes of Rocket Learning's journey - from our earliest days of building for parents and caregivers to creating solutions that Anganwadi educators embraced because they found them genuinely useful. She shares the thinking behind our model, the importance of designing for the people who show up every day, what it means to create real "user delight," and how listening closely to communities has shaped our work. Whether you're interested in education, technology for social good, entrepreneurship, or systems change, this conversation offers an honest look at what it takes to build solutions that people adopt because they make a difference. 🎧Tune in to hear the full conversation available on the links given - Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5fv… Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Amazon Music: music.amazon.com/podcasts/48… #RocketLearning #MITSolve #ECCE #Innovation #EducationForAll #Podcast

We are proud to share that we are actively supporting the Residential Job Training Programme for 2,500+ newly recruited ICDS Supervisors in Uttar Pradesh. The Supervisors are the critical link between policy and practice, the ones who will mentor and guide Anganwadi educators as they deliver early learning to millions of children across UP.  Through immersive residential training - role plays, field visits, group discussions, demonstrations, and play-based activities - we're not just transferring knowledge, we’re building mindsets, strengthening supportive supervision, and enabling a culture of quality ECCE at scale. Great to work closely with ICDS and partner organisations  toward a shared goal: every child experiencing joyful, engaging, and nurturing early learning. #RocketLearning #EarlyChildhoodEducation #ECCE  #UttarPradesh #ICDS #FoundationalLearning #AnganwadiWorkers #CapacityBuilding #SocialImpact #SupervisorTraining

We’re honoured to announce the signing of an #MoU between Rocket Learning and the Government of Odisha’s Department of Women & Child Development. Over the year, the Star Educator Programme will be launched across 15 districts in a phased manner across #Odisha. Through this, #Anganwadi educators will receive simple, scalable, tech-enabled support to strengthen #earlychildhood education for thousands of young children and families across Odisha. We strongly believe scalable change happens when #governments, frontline workers, #communities, and #technology come together with intention. With 85% of brain development happening before the age of 6, #investments in #ECCE are among the most important investments any society can make. We’re excited for what we will build together in Odisha in the months ahead. Stay tuned! @CMO_Odisha @WCDOdisha @MinistryWCD #RocketLearning #EarlyEducationForAll #ECCE #Odisha #Anganwadi #FoundationalLearning #WomenAndChildDevelopment #TechForGood #PublicSystems #SocialImpact

Led by the Department of Women & Child Development, Delhi @WCD_Delhi, the integrated Early Childhood Education model is bringing a revolution. The model is built on three interconnected pillars: Palna: safe, quality childcare, Poshan: nutrition and Padhai: play-based early learning. Through this model, #Anganwadis are being reimagined as community hubs, as ecosystems that connect care, #nutrition, #learning, parental engagement, and #womenempowerment under one roof. It focuses on #stakeholder-driven #ECCE #policy implementation, where #governments, frontline workers, caregivers, and communities collectively shape outcomes for young #children. We are proud to partner with the @DelhiGovDigital to strengthen this vision and support scalable, community-focused ECCE systems that can create long-term impact. Read more in this insightful article co-authored by Dr Rashmi Singh @rashmisinghIAS, Secretary, Department of Women and Child Development, Delhi and Radhika Mathur, our State Initiatives & Policy Lead. Link: thehindu.com/education/the-d… #EarlyChildhoodEducation #ECCE #Anganwadi #PoshanBhiPadhaiBhi #RocketLearning #ChildDevelopment #WomenAndChildDevelopment #EducationForAll #India #TheHindu

The first 1,000 days are not just another phase of childhood. They are the foundation on which every future milestone is built. By this time, nearly 80% of a child’s brain development is already complete. Neural connections are forming at a pace that will never be repeated. What children experience in this window—nutrition, care, stimulation—shapes how they learn, think, and thrive for years to come. This is why initiatives like Poshan Pakhwada 2026 are centring the first 1,000 days—bringing focus to a window that cannot be reopened. We work alongside government systems and frontline workers to ensure this critical period is not left to chance. Because when we strengthen early environments, we don’t just support children—we shift trajectories. 👉 Click the link to read more about why the first 1,000 days matter—and what we can do, together, to act in time. rocketlearning.org/brain-dev… #RocketLearning #EarlyEducationForAll #First1000Days #PoshanPakhwada #ECCE